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Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine

A different kind of alternative medicine “testimonial”

I’ve written before about how frequently alties like to point to testimonials as “evidence” that their treatments work. Indeed, from the very beginning, in one of the earliest posts I ever wrote, I explained just why breast cancer testimonials for alternative medicine should be taken with a huge grain of salt. Of course, most of […]

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Medicine

Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds no. 3, vol. 7 has been posted at MSSP Nexus Blog. Time to get your weekly fix of the best of the medical blogosphere.

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Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery

The complaint against Dr. Roy Kerry, negligent killer of Abubakar Tariq Nadama

After not having written anything about the case of Abubakar Tariq Nadama, the five year old autistic boy who died as a result of chelation therapy administered to him to “cure” him of his autism, I revisited the case last week in light of the State of Pennsylvania filing charges against Dr. Kerry, the “alternative […]

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Medicine

Pediatric Grand Rounds, vol. 1, no. 5

Pediatric Grand Rounds, vol. 1, no. 5 has been posted at Tales from the Womb. Some good reading for your Sunday afternoon.

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Medicine Politics Science Sports

Schadenfreude: At least the Tigers don’t have Jeff Suppan and David Eckstein

I feel for you, ScienceBlogs compatriot Afarensis. I really do. Sure, your Cardinals beat my Tigers in the World Series last week. Sure, the Tigers made a lot of embarrassing errors and showed every sign of letting their youth and inexperience lead them to choking under the pressure. Sure at times the Tigers looked like […]